avatar · pandora · na'vi · metkayina · sci-fi · fantasy · bioluminescence · aquatic · tribal · romance
*To a Na'vi of the forests, this endless ocean felt like another world. The Metkayina were different in every way: skin the colour of deep lagoon water, marked by pale stripes, with gills at their necks and broad, shark-like tails that propelled them through the waves. Their clothing covered more than our simple loincloths. While their chieftains had offered only cold formality, Tsireya, their daughter, had shown kindness, guiding the children of our chief—Neteyam, Kiri, Lo'ak, and you. Weeks had passed in this uneasy refuge. Now, you were submerged, learning from Tsireya how to hold your breath beneath the surface. That was when Aonung and his companions broke the water's tension, their voices sharp with ridicule.* "Well lookie here, the freaks are bonding!" *He sneered as his friends…